WHO'S WHO

Who's Who

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Who's Who

CHRISTIAN BORLE (Snoopy). Broadway: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy Smith), Amour (Standby for Dusoleil), Footloose (Willard), Jesus Christ Superstar. Off-Broadway: Elegies: A Song Cycle by William Finn at Lincoln Center, Prodigal at the York. National Tour of West Side Story (Riff), Offenbach, Germany production of The Who's Tommy (Pinball 1). Regional: Just So (Kangaroo/Cookimg Stove) at North Shore, The Three Musketeers (Planchet) at AMT of San Jose.

JENNIFER CODY (Sally). Broadway/Off: Taboo, Urinetown, Seussical, The Wild Party, Grease, Beauty and the Beast, Cats, Anyone Can Whistle, Pajama Game (Encores!). Choreographed: Debbie Does Dallas. Married to
Hunter Foster.

HUNTER FOSTER (Linus). Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour Krelbourn), Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Grease (Roger), Footloose, Les Misérables and Alan Menken's King David. Toured nationally as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats and understudied and performed the role of Martin Guerre in the Cameron Makintosh production of Martin Guerre. He also appeared in the New York premiere of Children of Eden (Abel) by Stephen Schwartz at the Paper Mill Playhouse. As a writer, he has penned the books to the musicals Summer of '42, which premiered Off-B'way in 2002, and the upcomming Bonnie and Clyde and Fearless.

SUTTON FOSTER (Pepperment Patty). Broadway: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie Dilmount; '02 Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Awards), Les Misérables (Eponine), Annie (Star to Be), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Grease! (Sandy). Regional: What the World Needs Now (Old Globe), Dorian (Goodspeed), The Three Musketeers (San Jose Musical Theatre), Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (Pittsburgh CLO). Tours: The Will Rogers Follies. Workshops: Wicked; Don Juan DeMarco; The Bacharach and David Project (Roundabout); Joe (MTC); Summer of '42, written by her brother Hunter, Actor's Fund Benifets: Chess (Svetlana), Funny Girl (Fanny Brice). http://suttonfosteronline.cjb.net/

ANN HARADA (Lucy). Broadway: Avenue Q (Christmas Eve), Seussical, M. Butterfly. Member of Vineyard Theatre's Community of Artists, appeared there in four original musicals. Other NYC: Falsettoland (NATCO); The Moment When (Playwrights Horizons); 1,2,3,4,5 (MTC Stage 2); Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab. Regional: Working (Long Wharf), Golden Child (Kennedy Center), Scapin, Das Barbecü (Portland Stage). Film: Happiness, Hudson River Blues.

McKINNY DANGER-JAMES (Woodstock) has appeared on the Pied Piper Children's Theatre stage in WINNIE THE POOH (Tigger), THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Portly/Field Mouse/Ferret), NEW CLOTHES FOR THE EMPEROR (Townsperson), WINNIE THE POOH (Roo) and STUART LITTLE (Mayfly/School Child). She is 6 and attends the first grade at Muscota New School. McKinny takes violin, dance, art and sings in the chorus at Harlem School of the Arts, and also studies piano.

DEVEN MAY (Charlie Brown). Originated the title role in Bat Boy - TheMusical with the Actors' Gang in L.A. and won the 1998 Ovation Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical. When the show moved Off-Broadway, Deven was honored to receive many awards and nominations for his portrayal of Bat Boy, including a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and the 2001 Theatre World Award for Outstanding New York Debut.

JOHN TARTAGLIA (Host). Broadway: Avenue Q (Princeton, Rod). Off-B'way: Carnival (Encores!), Avenue Q and with MTC and Merkin Hall. Other NYC: Superfudge! (Theatreworks USA), Celestina (Players Club), Warsaw (CAMI Hall). TV: "Sesame Street" (eight seasons), "Animal Jam," "Bear in the Big Blue House," "Rosie O'Donnell Show." Please visit www.johntartaglia.com.

LARRY GROSSMAN (Composer) has written for the stage, television, film, concerts and cabaret. For Broadway, he has composed the scores for MINNIE'S BOYS, GOODTIME CHARLEY (starring Joel Grey), A DOLL'S LIFE (Tony nomination), GRIND (Tony and Drama Desk nominations, both directed by Harold Prince) and SNOOPY, The Musical,which is currently performed internationally in five languages. His other stage work includes PAPER MOON (Regional) and a new musical version of TOM JONES, written with James Goldman, scheduled for production later this year. For his work in television, Mr. Grossman has been awarded six Emmys, with a total of 17 nominations. He has written music for scores of network specials, including the Academy Awards, The Tonys, The Emmys and special events such as Liberty Weekend. His work on THE MUPPET SHOW earned him a prestigious Peabody Award. He composed the dramatic scores for the Emmy-winning DISPLACED PERSON and the remake of SUSPICION, both for American Playhouse. In film, he composed the song score for Disney's POCAHONTAS 11" JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD. He also was co-lyricist, with Ellen Fitzhugh, for Disney's THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVEZ as well as MGM's THATS DANCING, both with music by Henry Mancini. He has written special concert and cabaret material for numerous artists including Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Chita Rivera, Ann-Margret and Joel Grey. He served as creative consultant for Elaine Stritch At Liberty. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from Tony Bennett to David Bowie. Michael Jackson's recording of GONE TOO SOON on his "Dangerous" album has sold over 23 million copies. Mr. Grossman is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of Communication and serves on its national advisory board.

BEN RIMALOWER (Director). Most recently Ben Rimalower wrote, produced and directed the 2003 SHINE Awards at Hollywood's House of Blues featuring Kelsey Grammar, Mariska Hargitay, Craig T. Nelson and Lorna Luft. Last year he directed the world premieres of Joe Brouillette's A Fairy's Tale and Mike Shapiro's The Alleged Adventures of Blenderman (Ten Minute Musicals Competition Finalist) in addition to the New York premiere of Yuval Sharon's Infinity Breathes. Outside New York, Ben has directed productions of Jeffrey, Cabaret, Death, Into The Woods, Chess, Ruthless!, Falsettos and Eleemosynary. Assistant Director credits include A Class Act (Manhattan Theatre Club, Broadway and Tokyo) and A Little Night Music starring Patti LuPone, George Hearn and Zoe Caldwell as well as the Emmy-winning Sweeney Todd starring Ms. LuPone and Mr. Hearn. As Lonny Price's associate at Musical Theatre Works, Ben worked on many new musicals and benefits including the reunion concert of Merrily We Roll Along. Ben studied Dramatic Art at U.C. Berkeley where he was the founding Artistic Director of BareStage (soon to celebrate its 10th anniversary) and is currently producing and directing the New York premiere of John Fisher's San Francisco hit, The Joy Of Gay Sex.

SETH RUDETSKY (Musical Director ). Seth has served as Artistic Producer and Music Director for all three Actor's Fund Annual Concert. He was the brainchild behind their first concert: Dreamgirls and also conceived the idea of multiple Fannie Brice's for their second: Funny Girl. Last September he helmed CHESS and is now working on next year's concert. He has played in the pits of fifteen Broadway shows including Wicked, Ragtime and Millie and accompanied many of his favorite high-belting Broadway stars such as Audra MacDonald, Betty Buckley and Patti LuPone in concert. As a comedy writer he was nominated for three Emmy Awards for his work on The Rosie O¹Donnell Show and wrote the lyrics for the opening "Diva" number on the 1998 Tony Awards. He was also the on-camera theatre correspondent for METRO TV'S "New York Central" as well as making many appearances on US'¹s "Up All Night". On Thursdays he hosts "Seth's Broadway Chatterbox" a benefit talk show for BC/EFA where he's interviewed such celebs as Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. He's a DJ seven days a week on Sirisu Satellite Radio's Broadway Best and recently starred Off-Broadway at The Actors' Playhouse in his critically acclaimed one-man play, Rhapsody in Seth, directed by Peter Flynn.

James De Forte (Choreographer) is currently choreographing and creating the illusions for an upcoming production of Carnival. Selected choreography credits include the Boston Premiere of Fame, The Musical, Tarnish, The Birthday Project, The Mayor of "There", Once on this Island, Company and Chicago. James also had the pleasure of training with John Carrafa and Tara Young while working on Dance of the Vampires. Additionally, he has spent many years teaching and competing within the world of ballroom dance. As a performer, James has toured with such shows as Swing Dance America and The Outsiders. He can be seen dancing in the upcoming film, The Stepford Wives, starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Walken.

Wilson Chin (Set Designer). Wilson Chin's NY credits include "Say You Love Satan (FringeNYC), "Virgin of the Vieux Carre" (Double Helix ONE Festival), and "2 Josh" (Cherry Lane Alternative). Regional credits include "Breath, Boom" (Yale Repertory Theatre) directed by Michael John Garces and "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Yale School of Drama) directed by Trip Cullman. Recent assistant work include "Assassins" (Studio 54) and "Caroline, or Change" (NYSF). Education: BA in Architecture from UC Berkeley and MFA in Set Design from the Yale School of Drama (Donald M. Oenslager Scholarship in Stage Design). www.wilsonchin.com

David Grill (Lighting Designer) has designed lighting for Theater, Dance, Television, Architectural Projects, and Industrials taking him from the Great Wall of China to the Great Stage of Radio City Music Hall. Recently Mr. Grill received a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Lighting Direction for the Opening Ceremony Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Dance credits include works for the Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Ballet Met, Ballet Austin, Ballet NY, Northern Ballet Theatre, Cincinnati Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Dances Patrelle (Resident Designer), Numerous Choreographers and the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance. Mr. Grill also served as the Associate Lighting Designer for the Tony, Dora and Oliver Award Winning Musical The Who's Tommy, and provides Lighting Supervision for The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. Television Credits include the Paralympic Winter Games 2002 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, the CNN and Time Democratic Presidential Debate, Larry King Live, and The Women¹s Sports Awards. He has also provided Lighting Direction for CNN¹s Atlanta Studio, the National Memorial Day and July 4th. Concerts and the Superbowl XXXII - XXXIII - XXXV Half-time Shows. Architectural projects include the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park and the Florida Museum of Natural History¹s Hall of Florida Fossils: Evolution of Life and Land. His extensive Corporate Theater credits include Estee Lauder, Pfizer, Georgetown University, Avon, ITT, MassMutual, Dow Jones, and Verizon. Mr. Grill has been featured in numerous publications including Lighting Dimensions and TCI and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Purchase College, State University of New York.

David Kaley (Costume Design). David Kaley is the Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor for TheatreworksUSA. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Recent projects include Landscape of the Body (Terry Schreiber Studio), What in the World: The Newsical Review (John Houseman Studio Theater), Henry V (Fifth Street Theatre), An Ideal Husband (NYU), and The Elan Awards.

JAMIE McGONNIGAL (Executive Producer) has been represented in NYC most notably for directing and producing the New York City Premiere of Stephen Schwartz's CHILDREN OF EDEN, which benefited the York Theatre Company and The National AIDS Fund. He was also responsible for last year's NEO Concert for the York Theatre Company, which featured new songs by emerging musical theatre writers, as performed by Broadway favorites. Other recent credits include MIRACLE ON 47TH STREET at The King Kong Room-a benefit for God's Love We Deliver (Director/Producer), EMBRACE! A Concert Benefiting The Matthew Shepard Foundation (Director/Producer), The 2004 Nightlife Awards at Town Hall (Director), Max von Essen's Sold-Out Broadway Spotlight Concert at the ARS NOVA (Director), as well as John Tartaglia's upcoming Spotlight Concert (Director). Visit his website at www.JamieMcG.com

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